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Two-Point Edge for Canadian Conservatives
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Support for the Conservative party remains stable in Canada, according to a poll by Ipsos-Reid released by CanWest Global. 36 per cent of respondents would vote for the Tories in the next federal election.
The Liberal party is second with 34 per cent, followed by the New Democratic Party (NDP) with 13 per cent, the Bloc Québécois with nine per cent, and the Green party with eight per cent.
Canadians renewed the House of Commons in January 2006. The Conservative party—led by Stephen Harper—received 36.3 per cent of the vote, and secured 124 seats in the 308-member lower house. Harper leads a minority administration after more than 12 years of government by the Liberal party. In December 2006, former environment minister Stéphane Dion became the new leader of the Liberals.
Last month, Harper committed $172 million U.S. for reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, declaring, "Afghanistan is a long way from home, but the issues we are addressing here—building democracy, reducing poverty, fighting terrorism, celebrating pluralism—matter for the entire world. Afghanistan is on the frontline of the international security challenge of the modern post-war world. We must build a successful alternative there in order to defeat extremism and terrorism everywhere."
Polling Data
What party would you vote for in the next federal election?
Mar. 15 | Feb. 22 | Dec. 14 | |
Conservative | 36% | 36% | 34% |
Liberal | 34% | 34% | 36% |
New Democratic Party | 13% | 13% | 13% |
Bloc Québécois | 9% | 9% | 10% |
Green | 8% | 8% | 5% |
Source: Ipsos-Reid / CanWest Global
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 Canadian adults, conducted from Mar. 13 to Mar. 15, 2007. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.